ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Albuquerque police say a 10-year-old boy shot and killed a 17-year-old girl during a fight outside an apartment complex in northeast Albuquerque.

According to police, officers responded shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday to reports of a fight and a shooting near Tennessee Street.

Police said several people got into an argument that turned into a physical fight outside the apartment complex. During the fight, a 10-year-old boy tried to pull his mother away but could not.

Police said the boy then went inside an apartment and came back with a handgun. One shot hit a 17-year-old girl, and she died at the scene.

The boy’s mother then took him into a nearby apartment and called police.

What happened next?

Police said officers heard one gunshot inside the mother’s apartment as they arrived. Officers took cover while several people came out of the apartment.

Police said the mother came out armed with a handgun, and one officer fired his handgun. Police said that shot did not hit anyone, and nobody suffered injuries.

Police said the mother dropped the handgun and surrendered.

Albuquerque Police Department homicide detectives are investigating the girl’s death. The Multi-Agency Task Force is investigating the officer’s gunfire.